Previous Owner was a Smoker
#11
"Why Leave it Stock?"
Thread Starter
I just looked up the Motorcraft Deodorizer you are talking about. It appears to be a large bottle and smaller bottle of liquid...can you tell me what it is and how it works please?
#12
Senior Member
Edit: The more I think about this, I remember cycling the a/c from 'norm' to 'max' during the process. Sorry...been many moons ago. If I recall anything else, I'll let you know.
Last edited by Mulestang; 10-21-2014 at 03:21 PM. Reason: More info.
#13
Senior Member
First, give it a really good cleaning. I have a Bissell autocare proheat cleaner thing that works great. Spray it down, scrub, then vacuum up the fluid. It is the best thing I have found for cleaning automotive fabric. Then....
Rent a Ozone generator and let her sit in there for a day or so. It gets rid of all those nasty fumes that are stuck in your fabric. Those things work wonders. Google them if you are not familiar with them. If you cloth is already clean, you can skip my first step and just rent an Ozone generator.
Rent a Ozone generator and let her sit in there for a day or so. It gets rid of all those nasty fumes that are stuck in your fabric. Those things work wonders. Google them if you are not familiar with them. If you cloth is already clean, you can skip my first step and just rent an Ozone generator.
#14
Senior Member
If you are so incline you can get a "snake" with a cloth attachment. Take off your vents and feed it down there using slow RPM's on a drill motor. Try to find a cleaner to put on the cloth that will evaporate fairly quickly, but will not damage the plastic. That would be my recommendation, but I'm not sure how far you want to go with it.
#15
Senior Member
Hey guys, it's been a while since I've been on here, but I'm hoping I could get some tips on this. I have a 2004 Lariat w/Leather seats, I've owned her for about 2 years now and I still love the truck to death. I've detailed the interior a number of times since I got it, including cleaning the carpets with Tuff Stuff and keeping the seats cleaned and conditioned. The smell usually isn't very noticeable UNTIL I turn the HVAC on, mostly the window defroster/defogger. What do you guys think is the best way to clean the Texas dust out of them and get rid of the cigarette smell?
#16
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#17
Seņor Member
I second the ozone machine.
I rented one from a local tool rental place. $35 for a day.
My previous truck was a smokers truck. The dealer tried to mask it with a gawd awful air freshener. It was so bad I got a headache.
Companies that fix homes from fire damage use them, so do property management companies to get smoke out of apartments.
Rent the ozone machine, seal the truck up tight with the ozone machine in it, and let it run as long as possible. Sealing it up is the key, recycles the air inside the truck and only pulls fresh air through the vents.
This trick fixed my last truck. Made it smell like new and it was an 11 year old truck at the time.
Good luck.
I rented one from a local tool rental place. $35 for a day.
My previous truck was a smokers truck. The dealer tried to mask it with a gawd awful air freshener. It was so bad I got a headache.
Companies that fix homes from fire damage use them, so do property management companies to get smoke out of apartments.
Rent the ozone machine, seal the truck up tight with the ozone machine in it, and let it run as long as possible. Sealing it up is the key, recycles the air inside the truck and only pulls fresh air through the vents.
This trick fixed my last truck. Made it smell like new and it was an 11 year old truck at the time.
Good luck.